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Using the ReadyNAS to create a Network UPS for PCs
The ReadyNAS can issue "UPS commands" to other devices, effectively allowing your UPS to be networked and shutdown client PCs. I've got my UPS connected to the NAS and setup using the procedure below...
xtrips wrote: I would like to know how I can make the Readynas send a shutdown command to the Unraid server over the network every time the Readynas itself decides to shutdown following a long power drop?
I'm not familiar with Unraid, but if you can install "nut" on it you should be able to have it connect to the ReadyNAS over the network (and therefore respond to UPS events). Assuming it supports NUT, you need to do a few things:
1. Plug the UPS into the Pro via USB.
2. In Frontview on the Pro, go to SYSTEM > POWER and enable network sharing.
3. Enter your network subnet in the "Hosts allowed access". For example, if the ReadyNAS and unRAID were on the 192.168.1.xxx subnet, you would enter the following:
192.168.1.0/24
4. Modify the nut config file on the unRAID box to point to the ReadyNAS.
MONITOR UPS@ip.address.of.nas 1 monuser pass slave
That's about it. From the ReadyNAS stand-point, it's pretty straight-forward. Getting "nut" to run on unRAID may be a challenge, but I'm assuming that it's using some variant of Linux so it should be doable.
-Dave
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